Huawei launches cheap but powerful IDEOS Android phone

September 2, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Huawei today officially announced the IDEOS, an entry-level phone that the company claims will make the smartphone industry question what exactly it means to be entry-level. The IDEOS will be a $100-$200 phone depending on the markets in which it is released. It will run Android 2.2 (Froyo) and have access to the Android Market. “We are proud to have already achieved our goal from early 2010 of developing…

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Guns n’ Glory shoots up the Wild West [Game Reviews]

September 2, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Guns n’ Glory is a tower defense game that requires adaptive strategy as well as shooting. Players control bandits who kill settlers on foot, horseback, in wagons, and in gold-carrying trailers. Some bandits…

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Toshiba announces their Android tablet for Q4, the Folio 100

September 2, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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Well, with a ton of Android tablets being announced this week at IFA you didn’t think that Toshiba would let Samsung steal all of the Android tablet limelight, did you? It appears that the electronics man…

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Vlingo and Foursqure launch voice-based check-ins, networking

September 2, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Vlingo is a great Android 2.0+ application that facilitates voice-based search and speech-to-text entry. Android fans can now add check-ins to that list as Vlingo has partnered with Foursquare to announce a…

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Skype Mobile still doesn’t allow Wi-Fi calling, just calls while on Wi-Fi

September 2, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The title may seem a little confusing, but bear/bare/Bayer with me for a second. Some users were excited to discover that the Verizon-only Skype Mobile application allowed them to use the app on Wi-Fi. Skype pr…

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HTC

T-Mobile G2 will have stock Froyo and 800 MHz processor

September 2, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The T-Mobile G2 has been believed to run a new Qualcomm processor that supports 1 GHz speeds, but the device will actually top out at 800 MHz based on specs revealed by T-Mobile. On its Scoop page, T-Mobile lists a…

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Google corrects Steve Jobs; Android activation numbers don’t include upgrades

September 1, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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You probably didn’t care to watch Apple’s music event today. If you missed it, long story short: new iPods, new iTunes, new Apple TV, and a new shot at Android. Jobs bragged at today’s press e…

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Sony Ericsson wants to be #1 in Android, claims 17% of market

September 1, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The latest entry into the “WTF? Files” comes courtesy of Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg. At an event in Beijing today, Nordberg said that his company aims to be the top supplier of Android phones. There’…

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Rumor: T-Mobile G2 will cost $199 on contract, $499 off contract

September 1, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Here’s a quick tidbit from the always eagle-eyed folks over at TMONews. While everyone is going crazy, or being disappointed depending on who you ask, about the pending launch of the T-Mobile G2, David a…

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UAE4Droid Brings Amiga Awesomeness to Your Android

September 1, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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We recently reviewed the Commodore 64 emulator Frodo C64 here on Androinica, and now it’s time to take a look at the C64’s spiritual successor: the Amiga 500. In the early 90s, I was personally dumbfounded by the…

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Justin.tv Android app now broadcasting

September 1, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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It seems Justin.tv has taken a break from defending itself from legal issues with the NFL and UFC. The folks behind the popular Internet video streaming site just released the official Android application, which is available now in the Android Market. Justin.tv is currently a broadcast-only application, so don’t count on watching…

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Motorola brings some ruggedness to Europe with the Motorola Defy

September 1, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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If you are hard on your phone and have been upset with the lack of “extreme” devices that you have had to choose from, many of them being non-smartphones, then Motorola hopes that you check out its ne…

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LG Optimus Home Launcher Ported to Other Android Devices

September 1, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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Back in July, a tweaker at the xda-developers ported Samsung’s TouchWiz UI onto other Android phones, such as the Nexus One, and this time around it’s the Home Launcher from the LG Optimus that has been made avai…

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